It is another mango season and as expected, markets are flooded with the fruits, with a majority going for a song. But as some farmers enjoy the boom, last week I visited a mango farmer in Makueni who feared losing his fruits because of increased disease infestation. Diseases often leadContinue Reading
Traders, farmers and other stakeholders from 14 counties have formed an association to promote commercial farming of mangoes and bargain for better prices for their members. Association of Kenya Mango Traders (AKMT) founding chief executive Linah Mukami said mainstreaming of the mangoes as a key cash crop will strengthenContinue Reading
The Nyeri government is exploring the possibility of introducing pineapple farming in the county. The move is aimed at improving food and nutritional security, boost farmers’ income and diversify from traditional cash crops such as coffee and tea. Agriculture executive James Muturi on Monday said the governmentContinue Reading
Farmers in Mumias West Sub-county will receive 1,000 tissue culture banana plantlets from Kakamega county government to boost the production of the crop in the area. The Sub-County Agriculture Officer (SCAO), Joseph Wasike said the banana seedlings will be distributed to farmers in the four wards of the Sub-County.Continue Reading
A Sh20 million (USD 35k) banana winery is going up in Igoji East ward and Meru county is seeking financial aid from the World Bank. The winery is expected to raise the income of exploited farmers who have been falling prey to middlemen who buy at low prices. Continue Reading
A Sh110 million (USD 1 million) banana processing and value addition plant, to be constructed with a grant from the European Union, is set to be launched in Taita Taveta this month by President Uhuru Kenyatta. Taita Taveta Banana Farmers’ Co-operative Society (TATABA) chair Constantine Malai asked farmers toContinue Reading
Construction of a Sh116 million (USD 1.15 million) banana processing plant is set to start this month, county officials announced. According to Agriculture Executive Davis Mwangoma, the factory will be built on three acres at the new market site in Taveta. The project is partially financed byContinue Reading
After a two-hour drive from Nyeri, we arrive at Elijah Muriithi’s farm in Kiamuruga village, Kirinyaga County, which is literally littered with bananas. The farmer has been growing bananas for the past 31 years, but for all those years, he has never been as unhappy as he is now.Continue Reading
The little-known Kapsoen village, a few kilometres off the Eldoret-Iten road in Moiben, Uasin Gishu County, is currently dusty and hot. As in many other parts of the country, it has not rained in the area for months, and, therefore, most farms are hosting scorched plants. On theContinue Reading
Avocado on toast, in a salad or a smoothie? There are many ways to eat the green fruit which is popular with hipsters across the world – a craze that Kenya is cashing in on. At Le Grenier à Pain restaurant in the leafy suburb of Riverside in Nairobi,Continue Reading
Under the scorching sun in Marafa, a small village nestled in a canyon-like depression in Kilifi County in southeast Kenya, women are carefully harvesting pineapples from their open gardens. Using kangas — rectangular pieces of cloth wrapped around their waists — they pick the ripe fruits and pack them intoContinue Reading
The weather is hot as Miriam Njambi and her two workers walk through coffee bushes to her banana plantation in Kigumo, Murang’a County. Armed with a machete and gunny bags, Miriam, a retired teacher, and the two workers are on a mission to harvest bananas for sale. NotContinue Reading
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